Foreign relations of the European Union Commentary

Slow Train to Brussels

The EU’s response to the economic crisis is limited because it has to be. The union has always balanced national interests with supranational ones.

Leaving the Nest

Europe is developing its own military-command capabilities independent of NATO. Should America be wary?

The Times are Changing for Europe

Now is Europe's moment to take the lead on major foreign-policy issues.

Negotiations, Not Ultimatums for Kosovo

Diplomacy has a chance in Kosovo—but U.S. politicians both in and out of government need to embrace negotiations, not ultimatums.

Making France a Power for the Future, Part I

TNI Exclusive: Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s next president, discusses his views on France’s role within the European Union in a conversation with The National Interest and Politique Internati

Towards a Truer European Union?

At Friday’s EU-Russia summit, EU diplomats face the humiliating prospect of a complete breakdown in discussions—due in part to European disunion on key foreign policy matters.

Europe after the 'Non' and 'Nee'

Only thirteen months ago the mood across Europe was so different, as fireworks lit up the skies to mark the accession of 10 new countries to the European Union - overwhelmingly former Communist countries from Central Europe.

Regime Change in the Transatlantic Relationship: Part II: From Transatlanticism to Post-Atlanticism

In order to understand the transatlantic crisis over Iraq, the blame game is just not very useful, because it rests on the 40 year old paradigm of "transatlanticism" and fails to take into account the emergence of a new regime in U.

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May 26, 2012